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Awards: Listing of Funded Projects

Every year, NIJ awards grants and cooperative agreements for research, development, evaluation, testing and training and technical assistance projects across the spectrum of criminal justice.
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Subtopic: Investigations

Number of Awards: 315
Total Amount Awarded: $139,905,300

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2009 SOLVING COLD CASES FROM DFS SEROLOGY CASE FILES -- 1973-1988 NIJ FY 09 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Virginia Department of Forensic Science VA 2009-DN-BX-K046 $490,960 Closed
2019 Improving the Investigation, Clearance Rates, and Victim Restoration of Robberies: A Randomized Controlled Experiment Research and Evaluation on Policing, FY 2019 GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY VA 2019-R2-CX-0024 $548,246 Past Project Period End Date
2010 2010 Cold Case Squad NIJ FY 10 Solving Cold Cases with DNA King County Sheriff''s Office WA 2010-DN-BX-K002 $544,147 Closed
2012 Review, prioritization, investigation and prosecution of over 170 unsolved homicide cases in Tacoma, Pierce County and surrounding areas. NIJ FY 12 Solving Cold Cases with DNA City of Tacoma WA 2012-DN-BX-K013 $224,850 Closed
2009 Enhancing efforts of the Snohomish County Sheriff''s Office Cold Case Unit NIJ FY 09 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Snohomish County WA 2009-DN-BX-K167 $394,000 Closed
2008 King County Sheriff''s Office Cold Case Unit NIJ FY 08 Solving Cold Cases with DNA King County Sheriff''s Office WA 2008-DN-BX-K170 $500,000 Closed
2010 Wisconsin Cold Case Initiative - Resolving Cold Cases with DNA NIJ FY 10 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Wisconsin Department of Justice WI 2010-DN-BX-K010 $506,323 Closed
2010 Milwaukee Police Department Enhanced Cold Case Investigations NIJ FY 10 Solving Cold Cases with DNA MIlwaukee Police Department WI 2010-DN-BX-K007 $334,061 Closed
2008 Solving Cold Cases with DNA NIJ FY 08 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Wisconsin Department of Justice WI 2008-DN-BX-K196 $499,989 Closed
2016 Analyzing the Impact of Virtual Reality and 3D Capture Technology on Crime Scene Investigation Research and Evaluation in Support of the Recommendations of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System WI 2016-IJ-CX-0017 $265,103 Closed
2005 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Solving Cold Cases with DNA Wisconsin Department of Justice WI 2005-DN-BX-K011 $122,692 Closed
2016 Understanding the Expert Decision Making Process in Forensic Footwear Examinations: Accuracy, Decision Rules, Predictive Value and the Conditional Probability of an Outcome Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 2016-DN-BX-0152 $213,735 Closed
2018 Using Artificial Intelligence Technologies to Expose Darknet Opioid Traffickers NIJ FY18 Artificial Intelligence Technology Applied Research and Development for Law Enforcement Applications WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 2018-75-CX-0032 $985,950 Past Project Period End Date
2009 To Support a Training Initiative for Personnel in the Area of Computer Crime Investigations NIJ FY09 Office of Science and Technology Congressionally Directed Awards Marshall University Research Corporation WV 2009-IJ-CX-K011 $825,000 Closed
2010 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Converse County Sheriff's Office. NIJ FY 10 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Converse County Wyoming WY 2010-DN-BX-K020 $35,658 Closed